Borders around the world
LET'S SEE IF I GOT THIS CORRECT?
3 American Hikers Now In The NEWS
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
A U.S. soldier standing watch at Torkham Gate at the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan:
Photo:
Image: Daniel M. Rangel
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
Doesn’t the Torugart Pass gate look straight out of Lord of the Rings?
Photo:
Image: reurinkjan
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
***Right down the street about 25 miles away..... This IS NOT the only illegal border crossing, there are many from Cali to Texas in the south and all of Canada to the north. This is an example....
The Casa del Tunel Art Center in Tijuana, Mexico went even further: It used the site of an illegal tunnel that started from the basement of a private house – and is now a museum – and ended across the U.S.-Mexican border in a San Ysidro parking lot. The museum is also an international community centre that promotes and facilitates borderless art.
The Casa del Tunel Art Center in Tijuana, Mexico at sunset:
Photo:
Image via One's Own Art Show
The illegal drug tunnel between Tijuana and San Diego from which the museum originates:
Photo:
Image: Don Bartletti
This is the actual Border crossing and yes it does get this crowded.
IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET !
A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE,
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS,CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU
PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE, AND THE LATEST THING: A FREE CELL PHONE WITH FREE MINUTES!
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE "SITUATION"!
PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING......FORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY
IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP AMERICA !!!!!!!!!!
Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
–George Carlin
LET'S SEE IF I GOT THIS CORRECT?
3 American Hikers Now In The NEWS
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
A U.S. soldier standing watch at Torkham Gate at the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan:
Photo: Image: Daniel M. Rangel
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
Mountain border crossings
This gate at the beginning of the 3900-m-high Torugart Pass, marking the border between Kyrgyzstan and China, surely falls into the beautiful category. Don't miss the line of waiting trucks on the left.Doesn’t the Torugart Pass gate look straight out of Lord of the Rings?
Photo: Image: reurinkjan
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
***Right down the street about 25 miles away..... This IS NOT the only illegal border crossing, there are many from Cali to Texas in the south and all of Canada to the north. This is an example....
The Casa del Tunel Art Center in Tijuana, Mexico went even further: It used the site of an illegal tunnel that started from the basement of a private house – and is now a museum – and ended across the U.S.-Mexican border in a San Ysidro parking lot. The museum is also an international community centre that promotes and facilitates borderless art.
The Casa del Tunel Art Center in Tijuana, Mexico at sunset:
Photo: Image via One's Own Art Show
The illegal drug tunnel between Tijuana and San Diego from which the museum originates:
Photo: Image: Don Bartletti
This is the actual Border crossing and yes it does get this crowded.
IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET !
A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE,
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS,CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU
PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE, AND THE LATEST THING: A FREE CELL PHONE WITH FREE MINUTES!
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE "SITUATION"!
PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING......FORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY
IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP AMERICA !!!!!!!!!!
Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
–George Carlin
